12. Be brave! We must be courageous for the sake of our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his eyes."
13. When Joab and the troops who were with him advanced into battle against the Arameans, they fled from him.
14. When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and retreated to the city. Then Joab returned from fighting the Ammonites and went to Jerusalem.
15. The Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, so they regrouped.
16. Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam with Shobach leading them as commander of Hadadezer’s army.
17. When this was reported to David he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. The Arameans formed battle lines against David and fought with him.